I’m glad you resonated with the message and found my story relatable to your own personal experience. It is definitely a daunting task, but I found that the only times where I found it tough to write was:

1. If I was catering to what my audience wanted me to write rather than what I wanted to write about (though I would say you do have to pay a little bit of attention in the interests of your audience, since no one would really stick around if I started writing about a civilization of bodybuilding rats… or would they?)
2. If I was impatient and focused on the followers, reads, claps, etc. The vanity metrics make it hard for me to enjoy the creative process. I would only feel like I wrote quality stuff when someone clapped for it or if my “read count” passed over 10 people. This also goes back to the first point — caring too much about what other people think of your art will impede your authenticity to show in your writing, which is what people are attracted to.

These are also things that I still struggle with, and I don’t think it ever really goes away. These, along with other problems that arise while pursuing improvement in a creative endeavor, are just things that I must learn to accept and overcome rather than deny their existence.